maid; helper; help; assistance
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
door; gate; opening; title page
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
battlefield; battleground
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
busy; hurried; confused; flurried